Exploring Active Learning

Outline

14:00 - 14:10 MFL Carousel: Developing Spoken Production and Spoken Interaction

14:10 - 14:20 Developing Active Listening

14:20 - 14:55 Planning the Teaching and Learning Activities

14:55 - 15:20 Making Connections

15:20 - 15:30 Conclusion and Feedback

Learning Intentions for the Day

We are learning to:

  1. Plan for learning using a student-centred approach.

  2. Align assessment, teaching and learning activities and tasks to optimise learning for all students.

MFL Carousel: Developing Spoken Production and Spoken Interaction

14:00 - 14:10

Click on the tiles to explore some ideas around these skills.

Developing Active Listening

14:10 - 14:20

Developing Listening Skills

Individually (10 Minutes)

Examine the teaching and learning activities reflected in the Padlet and explore how you might use them to develop listening skills with students.

Planning the Teaching and Learning Activities

14:20 - 14:55

Breakout Room

35 minutes

MFL Planning Mat.pdf

Planning our Teaching and Learning Activities

In language groups, plan teaching and learning activities for this unit of learning.

Ensure that:

  • there is alignment with the learning outcomes in focus

  • the five language skills are included

  • the teaching and learning activities will enable all students to demonstrate the learning

  • the texts are appropriate to support the learning

  • aspects of formative assessment are considered and discussed.

Making Connections

14:55 - 15:20

Reflection Moment

5 minutes

Take time to reflect on what has been explored so far. If you wish, use the prompts contained in the reflection guide.

Breakout Room

20 minutes

Based on your reflections throughout the day, with your MFL department, discuss:

  • 3 things we might adopt as a department to further develop a student-centred approach to planning for learning

  • 2 teaching and learning activities that I could apply to my classroom practice

  • 1 area we would like to further explore as an MFL department.

Thank You to our MFL Associates

A huge thank you to our MFL Associates who made invaluable contributions to this day.

Wrap-up and Feedback

15:20 - 15:30

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